DS Smith’s Kemsley Mill: A Model for Secure Operations and Enhanced Connectivity, Paper360º May/June 2024

The pulp and paper industry has made real progress by harnessing the power of digitalization and new technologies around the world. While this has revolutionized mill operations and quality control for many, the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) has also caused a notable shift in vulnerabilities to cyberattacks.

Clearly, cyber security is a constant consideration for companies of all sizes, and threats change with technological evolutions. According to Stuart E. Madnick—professor of Engineering Systems at MIT and founder of the Cybersecurity at MIT consortium—and Apple, there was a 20 percent increase in data breaches from 2022 to 2023, with more than 360 million instances of corporate or institutional data breaches during the first eight months of 2023. Madnick says these attacks have proven that organizations are only as secure as their “least secure link.”

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